Kate Dearing Fowler
FOUNDER, BOARDMEMBER SINCE 2016
Kate grew up in West Houston and is a product of K-12 public education (go Lobos!). She graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with BAs in Spanish and Communications and spent 8 years in the broadcast journalism, media production and marketing fields. She has been the Executive Director of The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation since 2015. She currently serves on the boards of Dress for Success Houston, BridgeYear, Greater Houston Community Foundation, is on the Board of Trustee of the Houston Ballet, a Member of the Llama and Alpaca Committee at The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and is a Sustainer Member of The Junior League of Houston.
Stephen Fowler
Boardmember SINCE 2016
Stephen grew up in Dallas but now considers himself a proud mud turtle. He’s a Tulane University and Georgetown University Law Center alumnus and is now a Manager Legal at TC Energy, specializing in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law. He’s also an excellent guitar player.
Jill Grimes
Boardmember SINCE 2016
A Memphis native and Ole Miss grad, Jill moved to Houston with her family in 2015 - and is now never allowed to leave. Jill spent over 14 years at KPMG’s Management Consulting practice under the Procurement Advisory service line. She currently is managing something much more difficult, Jane and Molly (just kidding they are the best!).
Christy Salinas
Boardmember SINCE 2016
Christy has been at Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for 12 years, and is currently the Director of Blessed Beginnings, a program she started in 2016. She’s the most beautiful lady in the city of LaPorte and is Mom to Jubilee.
Christine Nguyen
Boardmember SINCE 2017
Christine is an Aggie and is currently a Tenant Coordiantor with Kimco Realty Corporation. She was formerly with Arch-Con as a Project Manager. When not being a property boss, you can find her hanging with her super cute pup Molly and running her side hustle, Front Porch Succulents.